(Riverside, CT)- At host Riverside YC and Storm Trysail Club this past
weekend, there was quite a remarkable display of corinthian sailing by J
sailors across the spectrum, from the tippy top of the IRC racing
spectrum to the "classic" PHRF warhorses that have proven time and again
they're good, competitive sailboats. J/Team's swept first place in
FOUR of the five classes sailing in the 2011 Long Island Sound IRC/ PHRF
Championships! The sailors were all treated to spectacular easterlies
with 10-17 knots and clear skies on Saturday's racing.Standing at the top of the throne was Tom Carroll’s J/133 SIREN SONG, named as the Overall winner of the US-IRC Long Island Sound Championship. Carroll’s team scored four bullets in five races in breezy conditions to win the IRC 2 class, as well as the Shearwater Trophy for best overall performance.
In IRC 3, Tom Boyle's WINGS won with three 2nd, a 1st and 3rd. Andrew Weiss’s J/122 CHRISTOPHER DRAGON won the first two races on Saturday to place second in the IRC-3 division. Third was Jim Bishop's J/44 GOLD DIGGER winning the last two races to finish just one point out of second.
In IRC 4, Mark Parry and Lawrence McGrath's J/35 BLUE MOUSE sailed a fabulous series to win with a 3-2-2-12 for 10 pts, beating some very-well sailed J's like Rick Lyall's J/109 STORM (4th in class) and Jack Forehand's J/109 STRATEGERY (5th in class).
In PHRF 80-115, Randy Bourne's J/105 STRANGE BREW walked off with class honors, garnering a 1-1-2 for 4 pts to smoke his competition. Sailing photo credits- Daniela Clark/ photoboat.com For more Long Island Sound sailing information
